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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do two policeman enter the Luxurious Bus?
(a) To remove the sick man.
(b) To look for a runaway girl.
(c) To stop a riot.
(d) To talk to the village chief.

2. What is an emir?
(a) Desert animal.
(b) Prayer cloth.
(c) Coin.
(d) Holy man.

3. What is notable about Jubril's appearance?
(a) One leg is shorter than the other.
(b) He is missing a hand.
(c) He has turquoise eyes.
(d) He has burn scars on his face.

4. Why is Jubril uncomfortable around the women on the bus?
(a) They are in Western clothes.
(b) They wear too much makeup.
(c) They wear too much perfume.
(d) They flirt with him.

5. Who is the best friend of the person in #74?
(a) Yewa.
(b) Selah.
(c) Selam.
(d) Fatwah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the village chief get so angry at Jubril?

2. What had a girl named Hadiya told Selam at school one day?

3. The chief offers some crackers to Jubril on what condition?

4. What does the narrator note about the streets outside the apartment?

5. The narrator's parents no longer want her to play with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Jubril lost his right hand and why is it important for him to hide that fact while on the bus?

2. What is the unifying thread of the conflicts in the story?

3. Who are the narrator and Selam and what is their relationship?

4. How does Jubril disguise his being a Muslim while on the bus?

5. What does the narrator do during the days after being restricted from playing with Selam?

6. How is the story, "What Language is That"? different from the other stories in this book?

7. Why are the narrator and Selam no longer allowed to play together?

8. Why does Akpan choose second person narration for the story?

9. What is notable about the story "What Language is That?"

10. What is at the base of all the trivial conflicts in the story?

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